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APPENDIX  A. 

ADDRESS  OF  THE  BISHOP. 


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Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity: 

In  opening  this  Ninety-ninth  Annual  Convention  of  our 
Diocese  we  should  first  of  all  thank  God  for  the  peace 
within  our  borders,  and  pray  that  He  may  preserve  us  in 
love  and  concord ;  and  that  He  may  in  His  wise  providence 
so  govern  the  minds  and  wills  of  men  all  the  world  over, 
that  wars  may  cease  in  all  lands,  and  that  brotherly  love 
and  mutual  helpfulness  may  replace  the  hatred  and  vio- 
lence which  now  deform  the  face  of  so  great  a  part  of  the 
world.  I  can  not  refrain  from  saying  so  much — but  I  will 
not  say  more.  So  vast  and  tremendous  are  the  issues  in- 
volved that  they  confound  the  mind  and  depress  the  heart  of 
him  who  endeavors  to  estimate  them.  Of  one  fundamental 
fact  of  revelation  they  are  the  irrefutable  evidence,  namely, 
that  the  heart  of  man  is  deceitful  above  all  things  and  desper- 
ately wicked.  While  we  have  been  looking  for  peace  and  uni- 
versal love  and  justice  to  be  brought  about  by  civilization  and 
science  and  culture  and  human  conventions,  all  of  which  are 
good  in  their  way,  we  are  suddenly  confronted  with  a  mani- 
festation of  human  depravity  almost  beyond  belief;  and  we 
feel  how  helpless  is  all  human  goodness  without  the  regenera- 
ting and  sanctifying  work  of  God's  Holy  Spirit  in  the  heart 
of  the  individual.  The  Church  of  Christ  must  brace  itself 
for  better  conquests  in  this  and  in  all  lands  if  it  is  to  fulfil 
its  mission  of  bringing  peace  on  earth. 

During  the  year  covered  by  our  reports  to  this  Convention, 
April  1,  1914,  to  March  31,  1915,  we  have  lost  one  of  our 
faithful  clergymen  by  death.  On  the  24th  of  December  last, 
the  Rev.  Henry  Trowbridge  Gregory  fell  asleep  in  Christ,  in 
the  eighty-first  year  of  his  age,  and  in  the  fifty-seventh  year  of 
his  mi  listry.  He  was  a  native  of  Albany,  E"-.  Y.,  and  served 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  that  section  of  the  country.  He 
came  to  this  Diocese  in  1896,  and  served  devotedly  and  ef- 
fectively in  the  church  at  Southern  Pines  until  1909,  when 
failing  strength  compelled  him  to  resign  the  responsible 
charge  of  the  work.     But  his  labors   for   Christ   and  the 


Church  never  ceased  so  long  as  he  was  able  to  do  anything  for 
any  one.  I  think  I  have  never  known  a  more  single-minded 
devotion  in  any  man  than  was  in  him.  Good,  true,  loyal,  dili- 
gent, unselfish,  he  set  an  example  which  all  of  us  might  fol- 
low with  advantage  to  ourselves  and  to  our  work. 

This  Diocese  has  suffered  another  loss  by  death.     The  late 
Bishop  of  East  Carolina  had  been  so  intimately  associated 
with  us  that  we  may  well  claim  our  share  of  the  loss  caused 
by  his  departure.     He  was  a  Candidate  for  Orders  in  this 
Diocese  before  the  erection  of  the  Diocese  of  East  Carolina, 
but  being  a  resident  of  Wilmington,  passed  to  that  Diocese, 
and  was  the  first  person  upon  whom  Bishop  Watson  laid 
hands  in  ordination,  having  been  ordained  to  the  Diaconate 
by  Bishop  Watson,  April  20th,  only  three  days  after  his  own 
Consecration  as  Bishop,  April  17th,  1884.     Always  an  en- 
thusiast in  self-sacrificing  work  for  those  most  helpless,  he 
gave  the  first  fruits  of  his  ministry  to  that  extraordinary  work 
among  the  negroes  of  Southern  Virginia,  inaugurated  and 
for  some  time  carried  on  with  remarkable  results  by  the  late 
Mrs.  Buford.     In  1885  he  came  to  the  Church  of  the  Good 
Shepherd,  Raleigh,  but  after  two  years  with  us,  accepted  a 
call  to  become  rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Wilmington,  in 
which  he  had  been  brought  up.     For  a  few  years  before  his 
election  as  Bishop  of  East  Carolina  he  was  Rector  of  St. 
Paul's  Church,  Richmond,  but  his  life,  in  spite  of  these  brief 
experiences  in  other  places,  was  chiefly  identified  with  Wil- 
mington and  East  Carolina.     It  was  a  curious  and  happy 
coincidence  that  the  first  person  ordained  by  the  first  Bishop 
of  East  Carolina  should  become  the  successor  of  that  Bishop, 
and  the  second  Bishop  of  that  Diocese.     I  need  not  speak  of 
his  work  as  Bishop ;  it  is  too  well  known.     And  there  is  no 
need  that  I  should  speak  of  his  character  by  way  of  making  it 
known  to  you,  for  many  of  you  knew  him  as  well  or  better 
than  I.     Indeed,  there  were  few  men  in  the  State  whose 
character  seemed  to  make  a  more  general  appeal  to  the  confi- 
dence and  sympathy  of  the  people  at  large.     His  warm  heart, 
his  broad  humanity,  his  deep  interest  in  everything  affecting 
the  welfare  of  the  State  and  our  people,  his  ready  response 
to  every  demand  for  sympathy  or  help,  and  the  warm  and 
spontaneous  eloquence  with  which  he  was  able  to  express 
these  attractive  qualities  of  his  character,  made  him  one  of 
the  best  known  and  best  loved  citizens  of  North  Carolina. 
His  death  was  a  loss  to  us  all  as  citizens  no  less  than  as 


Churchmen.  It  would  be  unbecoming  in  us  not  to  put  upon 
our  records  at  least  this  inadequate  expression  of  apprecia- 
tion of  his  character  and  our  sense  of  what  we  have  lost. 

But  we  must  turn  to  the  consideration  of  the  business  for 
which  we  are  met  in  this  annual  Convention.  And  first  of 
all,  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the  Canons,  I 
must  give  you  an  account  of  mj  work  and  official  acts. 

My  official  acts  for  the  year  covered  by  this  report  are  as 
follows. 

April     1.  In  Grace  Church,  Lexington,  I  preached,  and  confirmed  two 
persons. 

2.  In  Charlotte  made  an  address  at  a  noon-day  service  in  the 

Piedmont  Theatre.  In  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day 
presided  in  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  St. 
Michael's  Training  School. 

3.  In  the  evening  visited  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter. 

Preached  and  confirmed  twelve  persons. 
5.  Palm  Sunday.     11  a.  m.     Visited  St.  Peter's  Church,  con- 
firmed  twelve  persons,   preached   and   administered   the 
Holy  Communion. 

3:30  p.  m.     Visited  the  Colored  Mission  of  St.  Michael  and 
All  Angels,  preached,  and  confirmed  seven  persons. 

8  p.  m.     In   St.   Martin's   Church,  the  Wilkes  Memorial, 
preached,  and  confirmed  five  persons. 

8.  6:15  p.  m.     In  St.  Augustine's  Chapel,  Raleigh,  confirmed 

seven  persons  and  preached. 

9.  9  a.  m.     Service  in  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School. 

10.  Good   Friday,    Raleigh,    8    p.    m.    St.    Ambrose'    Church: 

preached  and  confirmed  nineteen  persons. 
12.  Easter.     11  a.  m.     In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh.     Confirmed 
twenty-three    persons,    preached,    and    administered    the 
Holy   Communion. 
5  p.  m.     In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School,   confirmed 

eleven  persons  and  made  an  address. 
8  p.  m.,  preached  in  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd. 

15.  In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School,  officiated  at  a  mar- 

riage, assisted  by  Bishop  Tucker,  of  Southern  Virginia. 

16.  Raleigh,   St.   Saviour's   Chapel:      Preached  and  confirmed 

sixteen  persons. 

17.  Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive   Committee   of   St. 

Mary's  School. 
19.  The   First   Sunday    after   Easter.     In    St.    Bartholomew's 
Church,  Pittsboro,  said  Morning  Prayer,  preached,  and 
administered   the    Holy   Communion. 
8  p.  m.  In  St.  James'  Church,  preached  and  confirmed  five 
persons. 


April  22.  Visited  All  Souls'  Church,  Ansonville,  and  preached. 

23.  Wadesboro,     Calvary    Church:     Preached,    and    confirmed 

nine  persons. 

24.  Visited  St.  David's  Church,  Laurinburg,  and  preached. 

25.  St.  Mark's  Day.     Said  Evening  Prayer  in  the  Chapel  at 

Laurel  Hill. 

26.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Easter.     At  Hamlet,  11  a  m., 

Consecrated  All  Saints'  Church,  confirmed  four  persons, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8   p.   m.     In   the   Church   of   the   Messiah,    Rockingham, 
preached   and   confirmed   three   persons. 

27.  Visited   St.  Paul's  Church,  Monroe.     Preached,  confirmed 

eight  persons. 

28.  Attended   annual  meeting   of   Board   of  Managers   of  the 

Thompson  Orphanage.  In  the  Chapel,  preached  and  con- 
firmed eight  persons. 

30.  In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School,  Raleigh,  officiated  at 
a  marriage. 
May  3.  The  Third  Sunday  after  Easter.  11  a.  m.  Consecrated 
St.  Andrew's  Church,  Greensboro,  preached,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 
7.  In  Raleigh:  Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  St.  Mary's  School. 

17.  The  Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  In  the  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  at  11  a.  m.,  I  conducted  a  brief 
special  service  of  Benediction  at  the  opening  of  the  new 
Parish  Church,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
At  8  p.  m.  in  the  same  Church,  preached,  and  confirmed 
twenty-two  persons. 

19.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh:     Conducted 

the  opening  service  of  the  Ninety-eighth  Annual  Conven- 
tion of  the  Diocese,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. I  presided  at  the  business  session  in  the  after- 
noon, and  at  8.30  p.  m.  officiated  at  Evening  Prayer,  and 
read  my  annual  Convention  address. 

20.  Administered  the  Holy  Communion  at  the  early  service; 

officiated  at  the  morning  and  evening  services,  and  pre- 
sided during  the  business  sessions  of  the  Convention. 

21.  Ascension  Day.    Presided  in  the  business  sessions  of  the 

Convention. 

11  a.  m.,  Officiated  at  the  Ascension  Day  service,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion,  assisted  by  the  Clergy 
present. 

5  p.  m.,  Couducted  a  special  service  at  the  Translation  of 
the  body  of  the  late  Bishop  Lyman  from  its  temporary 
resting  place  to  a  tomb  prepared  for  it  under  the  Chancel 


of  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd.     The  Clergy  and 

Convention  of  the  Diocese  participated  in  this  service. 
May     24.  The  Sunday  after  Ascension  Day.     11  a.  m.     In  St.  Mary's 

Chapel,  officiated  with  the  Rector,  in  the  Commencement 

Sunday  service.    The  Bishop  of  Southern  Florida  was  the 

preacher. 
5  p.  m.     Officiated  at  a  like  service  in  the  Chapel  of  St. 

Augustine's  School. 
8:30   p.   m.     In    St.   Philip's    Church,   Durham:     Preached 

confirmed  four  persons,   and  made  an  address. 

26.  11    a.    m.      Attended    the    annual    Commencement    of    St. 

Mary's  School;  officiated  at  the  closing  service  in  the 
Chapel,  and  made  an  address.  In  the  afternoon  I  pre- 
sided at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

27.  10    a.    m.      Attended    the    annual    Commencement    of    St. 

Augustine's   School. 
2:30   p.   m.     Presided   at   the   meeting   of   the    Board   of 
Trustees. 

28.  Delivered  a  Lecture  at  St.  Augustine's  Conference. 

31.  Whitsunday.    11  a.  in.    Lawrence,  Grace  Memorial  Chapel: 
Baptized  five  children,  confirmed  ten  persons,  preached, 
and   administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.     In  Calvary  Church,  Tarborough:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  sixteen  persons. 
June      2.  7:30   a.   m.     In   the   Chapel   of    St.    Mary's    School:      Ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion  at  the  opening  of   St. 
Mary's    Conference. 
July      3.  Attended  meeting  of  Executive  Committee   of  St.   Mary's 
School. 
5.  The    Fourth    Sunday    after    Trinity.      11    a.    m.      In    the 
Church    of   the    Good    Shepherd,    Raleigh:      Ordained    a 
Priest,  preached  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

12.  The  Fifth  Sunday  after   Trinity.     11   a.   m.     Leaksville, 

Church  of  the  Epiphany:  Confirmed  six  persons,  made 
an  address,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

3:30  p.  m.  At  a  school-house  six  miles  from  Leaksville, 
St.  Andrew's  Mission,  I  preached  and  confirmed  thirteen 
persons  kneeling  on  the  ground,  the  school-house  being 
too  small  to  accommodate  the  congregation.  Also  had  a 
short  service  in  a  field  near  by,  and  "broke  ground"  for 
the  building  of  St.  Andrew's  Chapel. 

8  p.  m.  Spray,  St.  Luke's  Chapel:  Out-of-door  service, 
preached,  confirmed  nine  persons. 

13.  4:15  p.  m.    At  Spray:     Confirmed  a  sick  man  in  private. 
8  p.  m.     In  Emmanuel  Church,  Stoneville:    Preached. 

16.  8   p.    m.      Mayodan,    Church    of   the   Messiah:      Preached, 
and  confirmed  eleven  persons. 


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July    20.  Raleigh,  Christ  Church:     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 

22.  Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee   of   St. 

Augustine's  School. 
27.  Officiated   at  a  funeral   in  Wake   County. 

29.  Cooleemee,    Church    of    the    Good    Shepherd:      Preached, 

confirmed  three  persons. 

30.  Woodleaf,   St.  George's  Chapel:     Preached  and  confirmed 

two  persons. 

31.  11  a.  m.     Christ  Church,  Cleveland:     Confirmed  one  per- 

son, preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8:30  p.  m.     Salisbury,  St.  Peter's  Chapel:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person. 
Aug.     1.  Rowan    County,    St.   Jude's   Church:    Preached,    and    con- 
firmed three  persons. 

2.  The  Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity.    11  a.  m.    Salisbury,  St. 

Luke's  Church:     Ordained  a  Deacon,  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
3:30    p.    m.      Rowan    County,     St.     Matthew's    Church: 
Preached  and  confirmed  six  persons. 

3.  8:30   p.   m.     Statesville,    Holy   Cross   Chapel:      Preached, 

and  confirmed  six  colored  persons. 
6  p.  m.    Trinity  Church:     Baptized  an  infant. 

4.  In  same  Church,  8:30  p.  m. :  Preached,  and  confirmed  four 

persons. 
11  a.   m.     Iredell  County,  St.  James'   Church:    Preached, 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
6.  The  Transfiguration.     11  a.  m.     Union  County,  St.  Timo- 
thy's  Church:      Confirmed    six   persons;    preached,   and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
11.  Attended  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  of  St.  Mary's 

School. 
16.  The   Tenth    Sunday   after   Trinity.     11    a.    m.     Hillsboro, 
St.  Matthew's  Church:  Confirmed  two  persons;  preached, 
adminstered  the  Holy  Communion. 
4  p.  m.     Orange  County,  St.  Mary's  Church:     Preached. 
20.  Offered  a  prayer  at  the  opening  of  the  State  Republican 
Convention  in  Raleigh. 

23.  The  Eleventh  Sunday   after   Trinity.     11   a.   m.   Raleigh, 

Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:  Ordained  a  Priest,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
30.  The  Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  9:30  a.  m.  In  Vance 
County:  Confirmed  a  sick  girl  in  private. 
11  a.  m.  Williamsboro,  St.  John's  Church:  Ordained  a 
Deacon,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 


2:30  p.  m.  In  same  Church:  Baptized  one  adult,  and 
one  infant,  and  confirmed  five  persons. 

5  p.  m.     Near  Middleburg:     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 
Sept.     2.  Warrenton,  All  Saints'  Church:     8  p.  m.,  Annual  meeting 

of  Colored  Convocation,  opening  service. 

3.  9:30  a.  m.     In  same  Church:     Ordained  one  Deacon  and 

one  Priest,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion.  Of- 
ficiated in  same  Church  at  Evening  Prayer,  and  pre- 
sided in  the  business  sessions  of  the  Convocation. 

6  p.  m.  Had  conference  with  the  Vestry  of  Emmanuel 
Church,  Warrenton. 

4.  9:30  a.  m.    Laid  Corner-stone  of  All  Saints'  Church,  War- 

rention.     Presided   in   morning   and   afternoon   sessions 
of  the  Convocation. 
6.  11  a.  m.    Tarborough,  Calvary  Church:    Administered  the 
Holy   Communion. 

2  p.  m.  Confirmed  sick  person  in  private. 

2:30  p.  m.  Confirmed  sick  person  in  private. 

8:15  p.  m.     In  same  Church:     Confirmed  one  person. 

4:30  p.  m.  At  "Old  Mill  School  House,"  Barterfield  Town- 
shop,  Edgecombe  County:  Preached,  and  confirmed  three 
persons. 
Oct.  3.  Raleigh:  Offered  prayer  and  gave  Benediction  at  cele- 
bration of  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Agricultural  and 
Mechanical  College. 
4.  The  Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Louisburg.  11 
a.  m.,  St.  Paul's  Church:  Said  morning  prayer  with 
special  "Peace  Sunday"  devotions;  preached,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 

7:45  p.  m.  St.  Matthias'  Church  {Colored  Mission):  Said 
"Peace  Sunday"  service,  preached,  and  confirmed  three 
persons. 

6.  Hillsboro,    St.    Matthew's    Church:      Annual    meeting    of 

Convocation  of  Raleigh. 
8  p.  m.     Opening  service. 

7.  7:30  a.  m.    In  same  Church:     Administered  the  Holy  Com- 

munion. Officiated  at  the  evening  service,  and  presided 
in  the  business  sessions. 

8.  7:30  a.  m.    Administered  the  Holy  Communion.    Officiated 

at  Morning  Prayer,  and  presided  in  business  sessions. 
11.  The  Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     11   a.  m.     In   St. 

Luke's  Church,  Gaston:    Said  Morning  Prayer,  preached 

and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.    All  Saints'  Church,  Roanoke  Rapids:  Preached, 

and  confirmed  six  persons. 
13.  Salisbury,   St.   Paul's   Church:      7:30  p.   m.,   Officiated  at 

opening  service  of  Convocation  of  Charlotte. 


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Oct.  14.  7:30  a.  m.  In  same  Church:  Administered  the  Holy 
Communion.  Attended  the  morning  and  evening  services 
and  the  business  sessions  of  the  Convocation. 

15.  7:30  a.  m.    Administered  the  Holy  Communion.    Attended 

the  sessions  and  services  of  the  Convocation,  and  of- 
ficiated at  Evening  Prayer.  Attended  meeting  of  Execu- 
tive Committee  of  Convocation  of  Charlotte. 

16.  High   Point:      8    p.   m.,   Visited    St.    Mary's   Church   and 

preached. 
18.  The  Nineteenth  Sunday  after   Trinity.     St.  Luke's   Day. 

9:30  a.  m.  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Greensboro:     Confirmed 

three  persons. 
11  a.  m.     In  same  Church:     Ordained  a  Priest,  preached, 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
4:35   p.  m.     St.   Mary's  Chapel:      Confirmed   one  person, 

and  made   an   address. 
8  p.  m.    Visited  Church  of  the  Redeemer  (Colored  Mission), 

and  preached. 

20.  Elkin,  Gallaway  Memorial  Chapel:    Said  Evening  Prayer 

and  preached. 

21.  Mount  Airy,   Trinity  Church:    Said   Evening  Prayer   and 

preached. 

22.  Germanton,    St.   Philip's   Church:      Said   Evening   Prayer 

and  preached. 

23.  Winston,     St.     Stephen's     Church      (Colored     Mission): 

preached. 
25.  The  Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     11  a.  m.     Walnut 
Cove,  Christ  Church:     Confirmed  four  persons,  preached, 
administered   the   Holy    Communion. 
7:30  p.   m.  Winston,   St.   Paul's   Church:      Preached   and 
confirmed  fifteen  persons. 
30.  7:30  p.  m.     Grace  Church,  Weldon:     Confirmed  one  per- 
son. 
Nov.      1.  The  Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity.     All  Saint's  Day. 
11  a.  m.     Jackson,  Church  of  the   Saviour:      Preached, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.    Officiated  in  same  Church. 
3  p.  m.     At   Caledonia,  the  State  Convict  Farm,   I   con- 
firmed  one   person. 
11.  Kittrell,   St.  James'  Church:      Said  Evening  Prayer,  and 
preached. 

14.  5:30  p.   m.     Charlotte:     Attended  meeting  of  Committee 

on    St.    Michael's   Training    School. 
9:30   p.  m.     Conference  with  Charlotte  Rectors  on  mat- 
ters inter-parochial. 

15.  The   Twenty-third  Sunday   after  Trinity.     11  a.  m.     St. 

Martin's  Church,   Charlotte:      Instituted  the  Rev.   John 


Long  Jackson   as   Priest-in-charge   of   this   Church,   and 

preached. 
7:30   p.  m.     Monroe,   St.   Paul's   Church:      Said   Evening 

Prayer,  and  preached. 
Nov.    22.  The  Sunday  next  before  Advent.    11   a.   m.    Wadesboro, 

Calvary  Church:     Preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 

Communion. 
7:30    p.    m.      Ansonville,    All    Souls'    Church:      Preached, 

and  confirmed  one  person. 
29.  The   First    Sunday   in   Advent.      11    a.    m.     Goshen,    St. 

Paul's   Church:     Preached,   and    administered   the  Holy 

Communion. 
2:15    p.   m.     Satterwhite,    St.    Simeon's   Church    (Colored 

Mission) :    preached,  and  confirmed  three  persons. 
Dec.     11.  Raleigh:      Attended  meeting  of  Executive   Committee  of 

St.  Augustine's  School. 
12.  The   Third   Sunday  in   Advent.     11    a.   m.     Halifax,    St. 

Mark's  Church:     Confirmed  ten  persons;    preached,  and 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.  Scotland  Neck,  Trinity  Church:   Preached,  and 

confirmed  one  person. 

15.  Ringwood,   St.   Clement's   Church:    Preached. 

16.  Enfield,   Church   of  the  Advent:      3:30   p.   m.,   Confirmed 

sick  person  in  private. 
7:30  p.  m.     In  the  Church:     Confirmed  two  persons. 

20.  The  Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent.  Raleigh,  St.  Ambrose' 
Church:     Made  an  address  on  Missions. 

22.  Attended  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  St.  Augustine's  School. 

27.  St.  John's  Day.  In  Southern  Pines,  Emmanuel  Church: 
Officiated  at  the  funeral  of  the  late  Rev.  Henry  T.  Greg- 
ory. 

29.  Tarborough,  Calvary  Church:    7:30  p.  m.     Officiated  at  a 

service  in  commemoration  of  the  late  Rev.  Jos.  Blount 
Cheshire,  D.D.,  the  first  of  that  name,  for  over  fifty  years 
rector  of  this  Church,  and  made  an  address. 

30.  4  p.   m.     At  the  Edgecombe  "County  Home":    Confirmed 

four  inmates  of  the  Home. 

5  p.  m.    Confirmed  a  sick  person  near  Tarborough. 

7:30  p.  m.  In  Calvary  Church:  Made  an  address  and 
confirmed  four  persons. 
1915. 
Jan.  3.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Christmas.  11  a.  m.  Ridgeway, 
Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd :  Said  the  Litany,  confirmed 
one  person,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

3  p.   m.     Henderson,  St.  John's  'Chapel:      Preached,   and 
confirmed  one  person. 


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Jan.  17.  The  second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  11  a.  m.  Hen- 
derson, Church  of  the  Holy  Innocents:  Confirmed  nine 
persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 
7:45  p.  m.  Oxford,  St.  Stephen's  Church:  Preached,  and 
confirmed  two  persons. 

18.  Raleigh:      Offered   prayer    at   the    opening   of   the   U.   S. 

Court   House  and  Post  Office   Building. 

19.  Charlotte,   Church  of  the  Holy   Comforter:    Officiated   at 

opening  service  of  Carolina  Conference  on  Work  in  Manu- 
facturing Communities. 

20.  7:30  a.  m.     Administered  the  Holy  Communion  in  same 

Church,   and   attended  morning  and   afternoon  sessions 
of  Conference. 
8  p.  m.     Officiated  at  service  in  same  Church. 

21.  Continued   attendance  upon   Conference. 

24.  The  Third  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.     11  a.  m.     Davie 

County,    Ascension     Church:       Confirmed     one    person, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.    Lexington,  Grace  Church:     Preached,  and  con- 
firmed one  person. 

25.  Feast  of  Conversion   of  St.  Paul.     9:30   a.  m.     In   same 

Church:      Administered  the   Holy  Communion. 

26.  11   a.   m.     Raleigh:      Opened   day's   session   of   the   State 

Senate  with  prayer. 

27.  Attended  meeting  of  Joint  Committee  of  the  third   Con- 

vocation. 

28.  Officiated  at  a  funeral  in  Raleigh. 

29.  Attended  sessions  of  State  Social  Service  Convention  in 

Raleigh. 

30.  8   p.   m.     Rocky   Mount,    Holy   Hope   Mission    (colored) : 

Said  Evening  Prayer,  and  preached. 

31.  Septuagesima  Sunday.     11   a.  m.     Rocky  Mount,  Church 

of  the  Good  Shepherd:     Preached,  confirmed  twelve  per- 
sons, and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

4:30.    Confirmed  near  Battlehoro  a  sick  person  in  private. 

7:30  p.  m.     St.  John's  Church,  Battlehoro:   Preached,  and 
confirmed  three  persons. 
Feb.      1.  Raleigh:     Opened  with  a  prayer  the  proceedings  at  the 
unveiling  of  the  statue  of  the  late  Chief  Justice  Thomas 
Ruffin. 

6.  In  Durham:     Confirmed  sick  person  in  private. 

7.  Sexagesima    Sunday.      11    a.    m.      Durham,    St.    Philip's 

Church:      Confirmed    ten    persons,    preached,    and    ad- 
ministered the  Holy   Communion. 
3  p.  m.     West  Durham,  St.   Joseph's  Chapel:     Preached, 


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and  confirmed  nine  persons,  one  being  from  St.  Philip's 
Church. 
7:30  p.  m.     Burlington,  Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  eight  persons. 
Feb.     11.  In  Raleigh:      Attended  meeting  of  Joint  Commission  of 
the  General  Convention  on   a  Racial  Episcopate. 

14.  Quinquagesima   Sunday.      7:30    p.   m.      Littleton,    St.    Al- 

ban's  Church:    Preached,  confirmed  five  persons. 

15.  7:45  p.  m.     Littleton,  St.  Anne's  Church:   Preached,  con- 

firmed three  persons. 

16.  7:45   p.   m.     Warrenton,   All   Saints'   Church:      Preached, 

and  confirmed  one  person. 

17.  Ash  Wednesday.  Warrenton.     11  a.  m.  Emmanuel  Church: 

Said   the  Litany,   confirmed   one  person,  preached,   and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8    p.    m.      Middleburg,    Church    of    the    Heavenly    Rest: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  seven  persons. 

18.  Hillsboro,  St.  Matthew's  Church:     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 
21.  The  First  Sunday  in  Lent.     11  a.  m.     Durham,  St.  Titus' 

Church  (Colored  Mission) :  Preached,  and  confirmed  five 
persons. 
7:30  p.  m.     Stovall,   St.  Peter's  Church:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  six  persons. 

25.  Hillsboro,  St.  Matthew's  Church:     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 

26.  Oxford,  St.  Cyprian's  Chapel  (Colored  Mission) :  Preached, 

and  confirmed  two  persons. 
28.  The  Second  Sunday  in  Lent.     11  a.  m.     Chapel  at  Cun- 
ingham,    Person    County:     Preached    and    administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.     Milton,  Christ  Church:     Preached,  and  con* 
firmed  one  person. 
Mch.      1.  4  p.  m.     Greensboro,  St.  Andrew's  Church:   Preached. 

7:30  p.  m.    High  Point,  St.  Mary's  Church:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  ten  persons. 
2.  Greensboro,  4  p.  m.  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity:  Preached. 
8  p.  m.     In  same  Church:     Preached  and  confirmed  eight 
persons. 
7.  The  Third  Sunday  in  Lent.     Chapel  Hill,  Chapel  of  the 
Cross:      Confirmed  six  persons,  preached,  and  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30   p.  m.     In  the  same  Church:     Preached.     After  the 
service  had   conference  with   the  local   Chapter   of  the 
Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew. 
14.  The  Fourth  Sunday   in  Lent.     11   a.   m.     Said   Morning 
Prayer,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.    In  Duke,  St.  Stephen's  Church:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person. 


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Mar.    15.  Wilson,   8   p.   m.,   St.   Mark's   Church    (Colored  Mission): 
Preached,   and  confirmed   one   person. 

16.  5   p.   m.     Had   conference   with  Vestry    of   St.    Timothy's 

Church. 
8  p.  m.     In   St.   Timothy's  Church:      Preached,  and   con- 
firmed six  persons. 

17.  Raleigh:      Attended   meeting   of   Executive   Committee  of 

Convocation  of  Raleigh. 

18.  8  p.  m.     At  Old  Mill  School  House,  Barterfield  Township, 

Edgecombe  County:     Preached,  and  confirmed  one  per- 
son. 

19.  8  p.  m.    Lawrence,  Grace  Memorial  Chapel:  Baptized  two 

children,  using  service  for  adults,  made  an  address,  and 
confirmed    one   person. 

20.  Tarborough.     St.  Luke's  Church    (Colored  Parish):     Con- 

firmed one  person. 

21.  The  Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.     11  a.  m.     Speed,  St.   Mary's 

Church:      Said   Morning  Prayer,   preached,   and   admin- 
istered the  Holy  Communion. 

3:30.  St.  Matthew's  Mission,  Edgecombe  County:  Bap- 
tized two  infants,  preached,  baptized  and  confirmed 
three  persons. 

7:30  p.  m.     Tarborough,  Calvary  Church:     Preached,  and 
confirmed    two    persons. 
28.  Palm  Sunday.     Raleigh.     11  a.  m.,  Christ  Church:     Con- 
firmed ten  persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

5  p.  m.  St.  Mary's  Chapel:  Confirmed  eleven  persons, 
and  made  an  address. 

8  p.  m.     Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:      Preached,  and 
confirmed  seven  persons. 
31.  Raleigh,   St.   Saviour's  Chapel:     Preached,   and   confirmed 
four  persons. 

Outside  the  Diocese,  during  the  year  covered  by  this  re- 
port, I  have  performed  the  following  official  acts : 

At  the  request  of  Bishop  Strange  before  his  death,  and  at 
the  request  of  the  Standing  Conimittee  of  East  Carolina  af- 
terwards, I  officiated  in  that  Diocese  as  follows : 

May  8.  Edenton,  St.  John's  Church,  a  colored  Mission,  I  preached, 
and  confirmed  six  persons. 
10.  The  Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  11  a.  m.  Edenton,  St. 
Paul's  Church:  Preached,  confirmed  five  persons,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:45  p.  m.  Elizabeth  City,  Christ  Church:  Preached  and 
confirmed  seventeen  persons. 


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May     11.  11    a.    m.     In    same    Church:      Confirmed    three   persons. 
8  p.  m.     Belhaven:     Preached,  confirmed  three  persons. 

12.  9   a.  m.     In  same  Church:     Baptized  and   confirmed  an 

aged   woman. 
8  p.  m.     Sladesville,   St.   John's   Church:    Preached,   and 
confirmed  two  persons. 

13.  New  Bern:    Confirmed  in  private  two  sick  persons. 

8   p.   m.     In   Christ    Church:      Preached,    and    confirmed 
thirteen  persons. 

Aug.  25.  In  St.  James'  Church,  Wilmington,  I  conducted  the  funeral 
service  at  the  burial  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Robert  Strange, 
D.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  assisted  by  Bishops  Horner, 
Tucker,  and  Guerry,  and  by  the  Clergy  of  the  Diocese. 

Nov.      8.  The   Twenty-second   Sunday  after  Trinity.     11   a.   m.     In 
St.  Paul's  Church,  Edenton:     Confirmed  three  persons, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.     In  Christ  Church,  Elizabeth  City:     Preached, 
and  confirmed  eighteen  persons. 

Jan.  6.  The  Feast  of  the  Epiphany.  In  St.  James'  Church,  Wil- 
mington: United  with  the  Presiding  Bishop  and  other 
Bishops  present,  in  the  Consecration  of  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Thomas  Campbell  Darst,  as  third  Bishop  of  the  Diocese 
of  East  Carolina. 
In  other  Dioceses  I  officiated  as  follows: 

June  12.  Attended  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
University  of  the  South,  Sewanee,  Tenn.,  and  during  the 
ensuing  week  participated  in  the  services  and  ceremonies 
connected  with  the  Annual  Commencement  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 
21.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  the  town  of  Burns- 
ville,  in  the  Missionary  District  of  Asheville,  upon  the 
invitation  of  the  Methodist  Minister,  I  said  Morning 
Prayer  in  the  Methodist  Church,  assisted  by  the  Rev. 
John  N.  Atkins,  and  preached. 
28.  The  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  Blowing  Rock,  I  officiated  at  the  service  and 
preached. 

Sept.  20.  The  Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  All  Faith  Church, 
St.  Mary's  County,  Md.,  Diocese  of  Washington,  I  as- 
sisted the  Rector  in  the  service  and  preached. 
27.  The  Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  I  preached  in  the 
Chapel  of  the  Theological  Seminary  near  Alexandria, 
Va. 

Nov.  17.  Attended  the  Synod  of  the  Province  of  Sewanee  in  New 
Orleans,  and  participated  in  the  services  and  other  pro- 
ceedings of  its  three  day's  session. 


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Jan.  10.  The  First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  In  Trinity  Church, 
Edisto  Island,  in  the  Diocese  of  South  Carolina,  the 
Rector  being  absent,  I  preached  and  administered  the 
Holy  Communion,  at  the  request  of  the  Senior  Warden. 

Feb.  13.  In  St.  John's  Church,  Fayetteville,  assisted  the  Rector  of 
the  Parish  at  the  funeral  of  my  dear  friend  and  brother, 
the  late  Rev.   John   Huske. 

It  appears  from  the.  foregoing  that,  within  the  Diocese, 
during  this  past  year  up  to  April  1st,  I  had  officiated  at  180 
services,  administered  the  Holy  Communion  47  times, 
preached  103  sermons,  made  13  addresses,  baptized  4  adults 
and  11  infants,  officiated  at  2  marriages  and  7  funerals;  laid 
one  cornerstone,  instituted  one  clergyman,  consecrated  two 
churches,  and  confirmed  512  persons.  I  confirmed  also  73 
persons  in  the  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

The  ordinations  noted  in  their  proper  order  in  connection 
with  my  services  throughout  the  year  are  more  fully  recorded 
as  follows : 

July  5th,  the  Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  the  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  I  advanced  to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev. 
Lewis  Nathaniel  Taylor,  Deacon,  presented  by  the  Rev.  Julian  B. 
Ingle.  I  preached  the  sermon.  There  were  also  present,  assisting 
in  the  service,  Archdeacon  Hughes,  the  Rev.  I.  McK.  Pittenger, 
D.D.,  and  the  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Lay.  All  the  Priests  present  joined  in 
the  Imposition  of  Hands. 

August  2nd,  being  the  Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  St.  Luke's 
Church,  Salisbury,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate  William  Hoke  Ram- 
saur.  The  Candidate  was  presented  by  the  Rev.  Walter  J.  Smith; 
the  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Sidney  S.  Bost.  Archdeacon 
Hardin  and  the  Rev.  Walter  L.  Loflin  also  participated  in  the  ser- 
vice. 

August  23d,  the  Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  the  Church  of 
the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  I  advanced  to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev. 
Israel  Harding  Hughes,  Deacon.  The  Candidate  was  presented  by 
his  father,  the  Rev.  N.  Collin  Hughes,  Archdeacon  of  Raleigh,  who 
also  preached  the  sermon.  I  was  also  assisted  in  the  service  by  the 
Rev.  John  Hewitt  of  the  Diocese  of  Harrisburg,  the  Rev.  Wm. 
Walker,  the  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Lay,  and  the  Rev.  Edgar  H.  Goold.  All 
the  Priests  present  joined  in  the  Imposition  of  Hands. 

August  30th,  the  Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  St.  John's 
Church,  Williamsboro,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate,  Arthur  William 
Taylor,  presented  by  the  Rev.  Archdeacon  Hughes.  I  preached  the 
sermon.  I  was  assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rev.  Isaac  W.  Hughes 
and  the  Rev.  Lewis  N.  Taylor. 


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September  3d,  in  All  Saints'  Church,  our  Mission  to  Negroes,  in 
Warrenton,  in  connection  with  the  services  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
our  Colored  Convocation,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate  John  Ethophi- 
lus  Grattan  Small,  a  colored  man,  and  advanced  to  the  Priesthood 
a  colored  Deacon,  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hoyle  Hudson.  The  Candidate 
for  Deacons'  Orders  was  presented  by  the  Rev.  James  E.  King,  and 
the  Candidate  for  the  Priesthood  by  the  Rev.  James  K.  Satterwhite. 
The  sermon  was  preached  by  Archdeacon  Delany.  There  were  also 
present  assisting  in  the  services  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Chas.  H.  Male, 
Robert  N.  Perry,  and  the  Rev.  A.  W.  Cheatham.  All  the  Priests 
present  joined  in  the  Imposition  of  Hands  in  the  Ordination  of 
the  Priest. 

October  18th,  being  the  Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  St. 
Andrew's  Church,  Greensboro,  acting  upon  the  request  of  the 
Ecclesiastical  Authority  of  the  Diocese  of  East  Carolina,  I  ad- 
vanced to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev.  Norvin  Cornelius  Duncan,  a 
Deacon  of  East  Carolina.  The  Candidate  was  presented  by  the  Rev. 
James  D.  Miller.  I  preached  the  sermon,  and  was  assisted  in  the 
service  by  the  Rev.  Edwin  A.  Osborne,  Archdeacon  Hughes,  and  the 
Rev.  Robt.  E.  Roe.  All  the  Priests  present  joined  in  the  Imposition 
of  Hands. 

The  newly  ordained  Priests  continue  in  their  former  fields 
of  work.  The  Rev.  Wm.  Hoke  Ramsaur,  Deacon,  is  with 
my  consent  continuing"  for  the  present  his  work  in  connection 
with  the  Students'  Volunteer  Missionary  Movement.  The 
Rev.  Arthur  William  Taylor,  after  continuing  for  some 
months  at  Roanoke  Rapids,  has  been  placed  under  the  Rev. 
Henry  A.  Willey,  at  Mayodan,  to  have  special  charge  of  Wal- 
nut Cove,  Grermanton,  and  Mount  Airy.  Rev.  John  E.  G. 
Small  is  serving  the  colored  mission  of  St.  Titus,  Durham, 
under  the  direction  of  Archdeacon  Delany. 

We  have  lost  from  our  clergy  list  during  the  past  year  the 
following  names : 

The  Rev.  Henry  Trowbridge  Gregory,  Presbyter,  died  Dec.  24,  1914. 

The  Rev.  Frank  James  Mallett,  Presbyter,  transferred  to  Indiana- 
polis, Sept.  4.  1914. 

The  Rev.  Winborn  Lawton  Mellichampe,  Presbyter,  to  Virginia, 
March  2,  1915. 

We  have  gained  during  the  year : 

The  Rev.  Wm.  Hoke  Ramsaur,  Deacon,  ordained  Aug.  2,  1914. 
The  Rev.  Arthur  William  Taylor,  Deacon,  ordained  Aug.  30,  1914. 
The  Rev.  Jno.  E.  G.  Small,  Deacon,  ordained  Sept.  3,  1914. 
The  Rev.  John  Long  Jackson,  Presbyter,  received  from  Virginia, 
Sept.  15,  1914. 


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The  Rev.  Robt.  Alexander  Tufft,  Presbyter,  from  Southern  Flori- 
da, Nov.  1,  1914. 

The  Rev.  Robt.  E.  Roe,  Presbyter,  from  Bethlehem,  Nov.  1,  1914. 

The  Rev.  Norvin  C.  Duncan,  Presbyter,  from  East  Carolina,  Nov. 
1,   1914. 

The  Rev.  Warren  W.  Way,  Presbyter,  from  Central  New  York, 
Nov.  14,  1914. 

Having  lost  three  and  gained  eight,  our  net  gain  for  the 
year  is  five,  making  our  present  total  62 :  one  Bishop,  fifty- 
one  Priests,  and  ten  Deacons. 

The  Candidates  for  Orders  are: 

Geo.  Crummell  Pollard,  Arthur  Myron  Cochran,  Sanford  Louis 
Rotter,  Edgar  N.  LeBlanc,  Geo.  H.  W.  Bullock,  Jacob  Frederick 
Burg,  Basil  Manly  Walton,  and  Edward  W.  Mellichampe. 

The  Postulants  are : 

James  Reginald  Mallett,  Howard  S.  Hartzell,  Theodore  Stroup, 
Edward  G.  Joyner,  William  A.  Grigg,  Lorenzo  A.  King,  Goulbourne' 
M.  Blackett. 

The  fields  of  labor  of  the  clergy  continue  as  heretofore, 
except  as  follows : 

The  Rev.  John  Long  Jackson  has  accepted  charge  of  the 
Mission  Church  of  St.  Martin's,  Charlotte. 

The  Rev.  Robt.  A.  Tufft  has  become  rector  of  St.  Peter's 
Church,  Charlotte. 

The  Rev.  Robt.  E.  Roe  has  become  rector  of  the  Church  of 
the  Holy  Trinity,  Greensboro. 

The  Rev.  ]STorvin  C.  Duncan  has  taken  charge  of  St. 
Stephen's,  Duke,  and  St.  Paul's,  Smithfield. 

St.  Luke's  Church,  Salisbury,  vacant  by  the  resignation  of 
the  Rev.  Frank  J.  Mallett,  has  now  the  Rev.  Warren  W.  Way 
as  rector. 

The  Rev.  A.  Whitfield  Cheatham  last  October  resigned  the 
rectorship  of  Emmanuel  Church,  Warrenton,  and  became 
rector  of  St.  Timothy's,  Wilson. 

The  Rev.  Thos.  L.  Trott  has  resigned  his  work  in  Durham, 
and  has  assumed  charge  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Monroe,  and 
the  Church  of  the  Messiah,  Rockingham,  since  April  1. 

The  Rev.  Locke  W.  Blackwelder  in  December,  1914,  re- 
signed charge  of  Trinity  Church,  Scotland  Neck,  and  St. 
Mark's,  Halifax,  and  removed  to  High  Point  to  undertake 
the  important  work  of  St.  Mary's  Church  in  that  town. 


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The  Rev.  Clarence  Gr.  Prosper!,  Deacon,  has  been  transr- 
ferred  from  St.  Timothy's  Church,  Wilson,  to  the  charge  of 
Trinity  Church,  Statesville,  and  All  Saints',  Concord. 

We  have  still  many  fields  of  labor  in  the  Diocese  vacant, 
or  but  ill  supplied  with  the  ministrations  of  the  Church,  but 
on  the  whole  a  very  great  advance  has  been  made  over  last 
year,  and  there  is  good  hope  of  further  improvement  in  the 
near  future.  It  is  gratifying  to  find  that  our  young  men  are 
not  wholly  indifferent  to  the  call  of  the  ministry,  and  that, 
while  we  gladly  welcome  good  men  from  other  Dioceses  who 
come  to  supply  our  vacant  parishes  and  missions,  we  are  doing 
something  ourselves  to  supply  new  men  for  our  own  increas- 
ing demands,  and  also  helping  other  Dioceses  with  contribu- 
tions of  men  for  their  work.  Twenty-five  names  on  our 
clergy  list  are  those  of  men  whom  I  have  myself  ordained ; 
and  I  find  on  the  clergy  lists  of  other  Dioceses  seventeen 
names  of  men  ordained  by  me  and  transferred. 

But  we  must  not  suppose  that  the  work  of  the  Church, 
even  its  missionary  and  evangelistic  work,  is  to  be  done  by 
clergymen  alone.  If  we  had  an  unlimited  supply,  they  are 
by  themselves  inadequate  to  the  work.  The  ordained  min- 
ister never  speaks  the  word  effectively  unless  the  vital  force 
of  the  living  body  of  Christians  gives  power  to  his  voice. 
And  the  official  ministrations  of  the  clergy  need  to  be  supple- 
mented by  the  zealous  cooperation  of  the  laity,  if  the  enlight- 
ening Gospel  is  to  reach  into  the  remote  recesses  of  our  com- 
plicated modern  life.  We  should  seek  above  all  things  to 
develop  and  to  extend  the  work  of  our  laymen  in  the  devo- 
tional and  evangelistic  work  of  the  Diocese.  Much  has  al- 
ready been  done  in  this  direction ;  much  more  can  and  must 
be  done.  Within  the  last  year  or  two  some  rather  extraordi- 
nary instances  of  effective  lay  work  have  occurred  in  this 
Diocese.  Doubtless  you  will  hear  something  of  them  when 
we  come  to  discuss  our  missionary  work.  I  only  refer  to 
them  here  for  the  purpose  of  illustrating  and  emphasizing  the 
importance  and  value  of  such  work.  And  this  work  is  not 
less  important  in  maintaining  the  proper  life  of  the  Church 
itself  than  in  operating  for  its  increase  and  extension.  He 
is  in  no  proper  sense  a  Christian  who  is  contented  to  enjoy 
Christian  privileges  himself  without  endeavoring  to  extend 
them  to  others.  In  exhorting  his  favorite  son  in  the  faith 
and  ministry  to  the  diligent  performance  of  his  duty,  St. 
Paul  reminds  him  that  by  so  doing  he  would  save  himself  as 


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well  as  those  who  heard  him.  It  is  one  of  the  best  signs  of 
the  times  that  the  laymen  in  all  our  Christian  bodies  are 
coming  to  realize  that  they  must  show  the  reality  of  their 
faith  by  bringing  it  to  bear  upon  the  lives  of  others. 

The  E  very-Member  Canvass. 

In  our  Diocese  we  have  been  feeling  this  rising  tide  of  in- 
terest and  activity.  Our  laymen  have  not  been  wholly  lack- 
ing in  response  to  the  demands  of  the  times.  I  wish  to  call 
your  attention  to  one  particular  form  in  which  this  new  life 
has  shown  itself,  and  to  ask  you  to  consider  whether  we 
should  not  make  special  efforts  to  develop  and  extend  the 
movement. 

Of  course,  as  we  are  situated,  no  great  movement  can  be 
carried  on  without  money.  Money  is  really  the  medium  of 
exchange  for  all  kinds  of  human  energy  and  intelligence  in 
things  secular,  and  money  must  be  raised  for  the  material 
support  of  our  missionaries  and  their  work.  But  what  we 
need  more  than  money  is  life,  the  real  heart  and  desire  of 
Christian  people  for  the  advancement  of  Christ's  Kingdom. 
The  movement  known  as  the  "Men's  Missionary  Movement" 
expresses  a  sense  of  this  need  ;  and  as  developed  in  the  "Every- 
Member  Canvass,"  it  brings  this  aspect  of  the  work  to  the 
attention  of  the  people.  As  has  been  well  said,  it  "puts  the 
emphasis  on  the  man  rather  than  on  the  dollar."  Hereto- 
fore we  have  endeavored  to  raise  such  or  such  an  amount  of 
money ;  in  this  method  the  effort  is  to  reach  every  person  and 
to  enlist  the  interest  of  every  person,  so  that  each  one  may 
take  some  part,  just  what  each  one  may  choose,  large  or 
small,  according  to  the  several  ability  of  each,  and  thus  enlist 
the  real  heart  of  the  Church  in  the  Church's  work.  Unques- 
tionably this  is  the  true  principle  upon  which  we  should  act. 
We  should  secure  the  active  interest  and  cooperation  of  each 
member  of  the  church  in  the  work  of  the  Church — and  then 
the  work  will  be  done. 

This  every-member  canvass  has  been  tried  in  several  of  the 
larger  parishes,  and  in  some  of  the  small  congregations  of  the 
Diocese,  and  with  uniform  success,  both  in  arousing  personal 
interest  and  in  developing  a  more  liberal  support  of  our  work, 
general  and  local.  This  has  been  owing  largely  to  the  inspir- 
ing influence  and  leadership  of  our  Provincial  Missionary 
Secretary,  the  Rev.  Robt.  W.  Patton.  It  is  impossible,  how- 
ever, for  Mr.  Patton  to  visit  more  than  a  very  few  congrega- 


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tions  in  each  Diocese.  He  can  only  show  us  the  way  and 
help  us  to  make  a  beginning.  If  his  work  is  to  be  effective 
we  must  learn  to  do  for  ourselves  throughout  the  Diocese 
what  he  has  done  for  us  in  a  few  parishes  here  and  there. 
Aroused  by  his  efforts,  our  sister  Diocese  of  East  Carolina 
has  been  carrying  on  by  a  Diocesan  committee  this  Every- 
Member  Canvass  in  all  parts  of  the  Diocese,  and  with  the 
most  gratifying  results.  I  earnestly  recommend  to  this  Con- 
vention that  as  its  chief  work  at  this  session  it  adopt  and  put 
into  operation  a  scheme  for  an  "Every-Member  Canvass" 
throughout  the  whole  Diocese,  and  thus  develop  and  utilize 
the  full  power  of  the  Church  for  its  important  work. 

The  Emergency  Fund. 

This  brings  me  naturally  to  the  special  appeal  now  made 
by  our  General  Board  of  Missions  for  special  and  immediate 
assistance  to  meet  a  pressing  necessity.  Four  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars,  in  addition  to  the  usual  apportionment,  is  needed 
to  enable  the  Board  to  meet  its  obligations  by  the  end  of  the 
current  fiscal  year,  August  31,  1915.  A  committee  of  the 
Board,  composed  of  some  of  our  best  and  wisest  Bishops, 
Priests,  and  Laymen,  have  suggested  that  each  member  of  the 
Church,  clerical  and  lay,  give  one  day's  income,  one-three- 
hundred-and-sixty-fifth  part  of  his  annual  income — to  relieve 
this  pressing  necessity  in  our  missionary  work.  This  sug- 
gestion has  commended  itself  to  many  generous  minds,  and  a 
wide  response  is  being  made,  so  that  already  more  than  one- 
fourth  of  the  needed  amount  has  been  paid  into  the  treasury. 
Among  our  North  Carolina  churchmen  many  have  felt  moved 
to  cooperate  in  this  plan ;  and  next  Sunday,  Whitsunday,  has 
been  in  many  places  appointed  for  carrying  it  out.  I  there- 
fore add  my  voice  in  support  of  the  effort  to  enlist  the  gener- 
ous response  of  our  people.  Let  us  all  upon  next  Sunday, 
each  using  such  means  as  he  may  think  best,  endeavor  to 
secure  from  all  willing  hearts  a  gift  of  one  day's  income  for 
our  General  Missionary  work,  to  be  collected  by  such  person 
as  the  minister  may  appoint,  and  forwarded  promptly  to  Mr. 
Geo.  Gordon  King,  Treasurer,  281  Fourth  Avenue,  ~New 
York.      . 

There  are  a  number  of  important  matters  demanding  the 
attention  of  the  Convention  at  this  session.  Some  rearrange- 
ment of  our  Missionary  work  in  the  three  Convocations  has 


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been  suggested,  and  will  be  presented  to  the  Convention  by  a 
committee  appointed  by  the  Convocations.  We  should  also 
have  a  report  from  our  Committee  upon  the  Celebration  of  the 
approaching  Centenary  of  our  Diocese.  Some  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  administration  of  the  Thompson  Orphanage,  so 
as  to  secure  a  larger  Board  of  Managers,  and  thereby  a  more 
adequate  representation  of  our  Dioceses  and  of  the  people 
interested  in  it,  will  probably  be  advocated,  and  should  be 
carefully  considered.  We  shall  also  hear  from  our  great 
educational  institution,  St.  Mary's  School,  which  continues 
to  deserve  and  to  receive  the  loyal  support,  not  only  of  our 
Carolina  Dioceses,  but  of  many  other  Dioceses,  especially  in 
the  South. 

I  feel  that  I  should  ask  your  special  consideration  of  our 
work  among  the  Negroes  of  the  Diocese.  The  actual  work 
among  them  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Convocation,  as  is  the  case 
with  all  our  Diocesan  missionary  work.  But  the  Convoca- 
tion needs  the  support  of  the  Diocese,  and  I  think  we  have 
not  realized  our  duty  to  our  Colored  work.  The  treasury 
of  the  Colored  Convocation  needs  the  contributions  of  all  our 
congregations  in  accordance  with  the  repeated  recommenda- 
tions of  this  Convention ;  and  our  colored  clergy  and  our  col- 
ored people  need  the  sympathy  and  cooperation  of  our  white 
clergy  and  people  in  all  communities  where  we  are  working 
among  them.  We  can  never  do  our  duty  by  any  class  of  our 
brethren  by  simply  giving  money.  We  must  give  also  personal 
sympathy  and  personal  interest.  I  bespeak  for  our  colored 
clergy  and  congregations  the  increasing  interest  and  co- 
operation of  all  our  people  in  their  efforts  for  the  Chris- 
tian culture  of  that  great  class  of  our  population  whose  lives 
are  so  inseparably  bound  up  with  ours,  without  whose  ele- 
vation and  religious  culture  we  can  not  maintain  a  high 
standard  of  Christian  civilization.  In  this  connection  we 
are  asked  to  express  again  our  views  upon  the  best  method  for 
the  general  organization  of  the  Church  work  among  the 
Negroes  of  the  South,  and  I  doubt  not  that  you  will  give  the 
matter  your  earnest  consideration. 

I  feel  more  than  you  do,  how  impossible  it  is  to  say  all 
that  should  be  said  on  such  an  occasion,  when  we  come  to- 
gether to  consult  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Kingdom  of  God 
on  earth.  I  have  touched  most  briefly  upon  a  few  of  the 
many  subjects  which  demand  our  attention.     I  trust  we  have 


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God's  holy  inspiration  to  think  the  things  that  are  good  for 
His  cause  entrusted  to  us,  and  His  merciful  guidance  that  we 
may  perform  the  same  for  the  setting  forth  of  His  truth  and 
the  building  up  of  His  Church. 

Jos.  Blount  Cheshire. 


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THE  BISHOP'S  ACCOUNT. 

April  1,  1914,  to  April  1,  1915. 

Receipts. 

Balance  April  1,  1914 $226.09 

Less  deficit  in  special  account  with  Colored  work  22.50 

Collections  during  the  year 

From  the  Woman's  Auxiliary: 

Mrs.  Blair  $243.99 

Mrs.  Spruill   10.00 

Mrs.  Gibble   1.00 

Miss  Bunn   10.50 

Mrs.  King  16.50 

Special  Donation: 

Col.  Chas.  E.  Johnson $100.00 

Mrs.  Walter  J.  Smith 17.00 

St.  Mary's  School 20.00 

Col.  A.  B.  Andrews 50.00 

Maj.  Wm.  A.  Smith 10.00 

Wm.  E.  Holt 60.00 

Lawrence  S.  Holt 100.00 

Eugene  Holt   10.00 

Wm.  H.  Williamson 15.00 

James  S.  Leak 50.00 

Miss  Mary  Benson 100.00 

Interest  on  special  deposits 

Withdrawn  from  special  deposit 

Interest    on    note    belonging    to    St.    Thomas' 
Church,  Sanf ord   


$203.59 
658.67 


$281.99 


$532.00 

99.25 

100.00 

150.00 


$2,025.90 


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Disbursements. 

Diocesan  Missions. 
White: 

Jacob  P.  Burg $191.64 

Howard  S.  Hartzell 100.00 

Rev.  Arthur  W.  Taylor. 94.00 

Rev.  Oliver  J.  Whildin 50.00 

Rev.  Henry  J.  Willey 10.50 

Convocation  of  Charlotte 325.00 

Convocation  of  Raleigh 50.00 

Balance  on  horse,  etc.,  for  Rowan  Missions  54.55 

St.  Thomas'  Church,  Reidsville 20.00 

St.  Matthew's  Rectory,  Rowan 100.00 

Miss  M.  C.  Smith,  teacher 40.00 

Colored  : 

A.  Myron  Cochran $40.00 

Recording  Deed   1.25 

Schoolhouse    and    house    for    Teacher — 

Louisburg 483.00 

Colored  Convocation  137.77 

Rev.  Josephus  McDonald 1.65 

Rev.  Hubert  A.  Parris 25.00 

Virgil  N.  Bond 10.00 


$1,035.69 


$698.67 


$1,734.36 


Education  Fund: 

Reginald  Mallett   $100.00 

Basil  M.  Walton 35.00 

Geo.  H.  W.  Bullock 55.00 

J.  D.  Martin 30.00 

Miscellaneous  : 

Archdeacon  Hughes   $6.00 

Archdeacon  Hardin 25.00 

By  balance 


$220.00 


$31.00 

$1,985.36 

$40.54 


$2,025.90 


